The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-23

should both be jubilating at the same
moment over great events in their history
the United States celebrating tie Cen
tennial Of the Constitution, and Mexico
COMMUNICATING the anniversary Of indie
pendence and the birthday Of her present
President, Diaz. What more is needed to
demonstrate the fAtherhood of God and
the brotherhood Of man, Or that the New
World. al least, IS the permanent abode
and the strong, safe guardian Of the bless
ed BOOB Of freedom so %gloriously son by
the blood and Drawn Of the fathers of the
Republic2 The great pageant in Fhiladel-
phia MARKS an important mile stone in our
country's history and progress, that vii
only be less memorable in the annals of
Republic than the celebration Of the cen
tennial Of the Declaration Of Independence.
As educators Of the people such events are
as worthy o, consideration as in the light
of the patriotic sentiments that hallOw
them, for. during several weeks past those
who are familiar with the circulating liter
allure Of our public libraries ave observed
the great and growing demand tor works
upon both the history and the Constitution
Of the United States.
There was an occurrence in the Treasury
a day or two since that illustrated the
practical working and benefit OF true civil
service reform-the discovery by paying
teller Gibson OF q fraudulent check that
had been raised from 81 to q. $50. which
had passed unchallenged through the
hands Of several banks-haying been IS
sued two years ago. II this trained expert
had been turned out for political reasons,
the probability is that the United States
Treasurer would be out over 5000.
The Senate select committee, whose duty
it is to investigate the methods Of conduct
ing the departmental business Of the Gov
eminent. has received the desired informa-
ton, together with much other useful and
interesting matter from the Interior and
Post Office departments. The report
shows that there are a little over 8, 900 en-
ployes of the former department, Of which
number the Secretary appoints3 3, $50, the re-
mainder being Presidential appointees; that
o., 90persons are employed in the postal ser
vice, divided as follows: 600 are employed
in the Post Office Department proper, 70
are postmasters ofthe first class, 400 Of the
second class, 1854 of the third class, and
80. Ais ofthe fourth class; the railway mail
clerks number 4744, and the inland mail
routes q, ~2G4-coyering 370,s5 miles. The
former report makes AGO pages of closely
printed matter in octave form-the latter
412 pages, and both volumes will be very
valuable as books Of reference.
1t is thought that Secretary Bayard de-
sires an Eastern man to fill the vacancy in
the office Of his first assistant, and among
those prominently discussed for the posi-
ton is the Hon. Perry Belmont, the young
Congressman from New York, who was
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs in the last Congress; but l hardly
think it probable that, great as is the En-
pire State, it is entitled to a third place
in the Cabinet, / had almost said, though
it is nearly as important as that.
The project to connect the capital with
the tomb Of Washington by means Of a
great roadway, to be called Mt. Vernon
avenue, is assuming definite shape--a pub
lie meeting having taken all the necessary
preliminary steps to put the patriotic en-
tcrprise on a successful footing, and it is
quite probable that the work will be ulti-
mately pushed to completion, as it has ex-
cited widespread interest that will mater
ialize in a substantial manner.
There died in this city last week, at the
age of seventy-fve years, the last grand
daughter of Thomas jefferson, Mrs. Sep
TINA Randolph Meikleham, a lady who
bore a remarkable resemblance to her hon
ored relative, and whose mind was stored
with many interesting "reminiscences of the
great sage and patriot, as he rocked her IN
his knee at beautiful Monticello early in the
present century, and later, when as a young
lady she became the statesman's f~avorite
~grandchild. Mrs. M|eikleham leaves three
children, one Of whom-Miss Alice-is a
clerk in the Patent Office. A few years
since an attempt was made in Congress to
pension this venerable lady, but it failed.
WEsToN.